[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 34304] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-16254] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 3076] Policy on Munitions Export Licenses to Nigeria
Agency
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
Action
Public Notice.
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Summary
Pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export Control Act, notice is hereby given that it is no longer the policy of the United States to deny all requests for licenses and other approvals to export defense articles or defense services to Nigeria. Therefore, U.S. persons registered with the Department of State's Office of Defense Trade Controls may henceforth submit requests that will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 30, 1999.
For Further Information Contact
William J. Lowell, Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State (703) 875-6644 or FAX (703) 875-6647.
Supplementary Information
Effective immediately, it is no longer the policy of the U.S. Government to deny all requests for licenses and other approvals to authorize the export of defense articles and defense services to Nigeria. Since the death of General Sani Abacha in June 1998, Head of State Abubakar has made significant and steady contributions toward Nigeria's transition to a democratically elected government and to human rights reform, and a democratic election was held in February 1999. Nigeria has reversed many of the policies of the Abacha regime and inaugurated the democratically elected administration of Olusegun Obasanjo. It is because of these changes that U.S. persons registered with the Department of State's Office of Defense Trade Controls may henceforth submit requests that will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Reinstatement of Nigeria to the sales territory of any manufacturing license and/or technical assistance agreement should be addressed through an amendment to the agreement to be submitted to the Office of Defense Trade Controls. This action has been taken pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2791) and Section 126.7 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations in furtherance of the foreign policy of the United States.
Dated: June 18, 1999. Eric D. Newsom, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. [FR Doc. 99-16254 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-25-P